The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 8, 2010
Waning Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
1:03 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1077
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 224.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -25.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.08° / -2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.22° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.